DAVAO CITY - Former President Joseph Estrada on Thursday stood as "ninong" (godfather) at the baptism of President Rodrigo Duterte's newest grandson, Stonefish, the third child of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio. Estrada, the...
Panthongtae Shinawatra, the son of fugitive former premier Thaksin, on Thursday bemoaned the attempts being made by the junta to collect back taxes from his father over the controversial sale of Shin Corp in 2006. Last Tuesday, the Prayut Cabinet...
Lecturers of a northern university will have to think twice before posting a message on online media. Offending posts may affect staff performance reviews and salary adjustments, according to university rules that came into effect on February 20. The rules describe...
The tradition of burning joss paper has endured for thousands of years, but it has also evolved to keep up with the changing needs of people in this life and the next. For example, the Sin Chew Daily reported on...
A US animal rights group called on the South Korean government on Thursday to provide immediate care for nine dogs that ousted President Park Geun-hye left behind when she moved out of the presidential palace. "Being left behind is frightening,...
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian investigators used a DNA sample from a son of Kim Jong-Nam to confirm the identity of the murdered half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, the deputy prime minister said Thursday. The 45-year-old, who was living...
JAKARTA - Customised Arabian sabres, Rolex watches, gold ballpoint pens and diamond rings. These were among the gifts given to Indonesian officials by their Saudi counterparts during the visit of King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud earlier this month. ...
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Kim Jong-nam's family has given permission to the Malaysian Government to manage his remains, says Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Noor Rashid Ibrahim. "Further action on the body is yet to be decided. "However, for now,...
Luang Por Preecha, the abbot of a temple in Hua Hin, Prachuab Khiri Khan province, has decided to leave the monkhood. The reasons he has cited for the decision are his passion for cockfighting and a failure to keep a...
Dhammakaya Temple deputy abbot Phra Thatthacheevo used temple funds to trade in stocks according to available evidence, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has alleged. Pol Pakorn Sucheevakun, who heads the DSI Bureau of Financial and Banking Crime, said on...
